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* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': The GoodOldWays will always have a place in a modern world, even if they have to adapt and mutant to it.

* ''WesternAnimation/LittleEinsteins'': Importance of Art and Music.

** Every fad, cultural trend, political movement, religion, personal philosophy or popular celebrity, film, TV show, video game, et cetera, is ridiculous in some way. Don't arrogantly assume the one you follow is flawless and others are stupid for not following it.

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': The GoodOldWays will always have a place in a modern world, but nobody is always right.

* ''WesternAnimation/LittleEinsteins'': Music

** Second season: But that doesn't mean it's easy.

** For the fourth season, it's maintaining a friendship after life begins to separate you, and growing into a position of responsibility.

** Regarding the eighth season, [[HiddenDepths there's more to each and every individual than meets the eye]]. The existence of superficial friendships in contrast to legitimate bonds, and how said interactions are formulated to serve one's selfish ends.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Embracing and loving the weird and unconventional parts of yourself, and finding a community with other weird and unconventional people.
** Also, don't judge a book by its cover - a lot of conflicts in the show comes from characters severly misunderstanding the situation or misplacing their trust. Majority of the main cast has secrets they hide from the world, HiddenDepths or things about them they themvelves haven't yet realized.

** Every fad, cultural trend, political movement, religion, personal philosophy or popular celebrity, film, TV show, video game, ext. is ridiculous in some way, so don't arrogantly assume the one you follow is flawless and others are stupid for not following it.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Amphibia}}'': Knowing who your real friends are and mutually respecting one another's needs.

** How generational trauma bleeds into the future and the actions have consequences.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': The central theme of the whole show is ThePowerOfFriendship. Several of the season arcs are centered around the theme that you may be not so different from a villain, be it by blood, abilities, or personality, but you can always choose to be a better person. The Terra arc also has the central theme of taking responsibility for one's actions, and the Raven arc says yes, you ''can'' ScrewDestiny.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Rugrats}}'' The carefree and wildly imaginative life of baby/toddlerhood. and the importance of friendship.

** ''WesternAnimation/RudolphsShinyNewYear'': Laughter; is it always the mocking kind? A missing person who keeps running away from everyone only makes it harder to bring them home.

** ''WesternAnimation/NestorTheLongEaredChristmasDonkey'': [[EarnYourHappyEnding The one who finds their way to greatness is also the one who started off experiencing grave tragedy]].

** ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer (1964)'': Being the odd one out, the ways people discriminate against you because of your oddities, and finding solace among those who are also nonconforming. The possibility that your unique traits will actually come in handy.

*** ''WesternAnimation/TheYearWithoutASantaClaus'': Effecting change amongst others to return everything to normal, even if you have to go the extra mile for that to happen.
** ''WesternAnimation/NestorTheLongEaredChristmasDonkey'': [[EarnYourHappyEnding The one who finds their way to greatness is also the one who has started off experiencing grave tragedy]].

*** ''WesternAnimation/RudolphsShinyNewYear'': Laughter; is it always the mocking kind? A missing person who keeps running away from everyone only makes it harder to bring them home.

** ''WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman'': For the first half, adult disbelief in the face of magic contrasting with the children's genuine fascination with it.

** ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'': [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight Doing the morally superior thing, even when the law treats you harshly for your fairness]], and how the good-willed can persist when the odds are stacked against them.

** ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'': Lying, trusting strangers, and betraying your wisdom to save your skin will not benefit you in the long run. If you're willing to undo your errors and mend the cracks in your friendships, you can return to being your best self.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee''

** [[BeingGoodSucks Being a hero is far from easy or enjoyable]], and requires surviving all kinds of very serious risks to one's mental/physical health and their personal relationships.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Hilda}}'': The whole show is themed around growing up and rediscovering/maintaining the magic of childhood innocence.
** Season 1 is about leaving a part of your childhood behind to adjust into adolescence which is represented mainly through Hilda leaving her secluded home in the woods and adapting to living in Trollberg.
** Season 2 is about setting up proper boundaries between being independent and taking account of other feelings which is represented mainly through Hilda's conflicting relationship with her Mom.
** Other themes include:
*** Friends can come from unlikely places.
*** The struggles and importance of motherhood.

*** Season 1 focuses on trying to be a good a person and doing the right thing.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': What does it mean to be a hero?
** ThePowerOfFriendship.

** Just like the comics, With great power {{comes great responsibility}}; what it means to have power and to use it in a socially and morally responsible way. This theme can be said to apply, to varying degrees, to almost any {{superhero}} story in some shape or form.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Primal}}'': Surviving in a savage world.

* City Of Ghosts: Learning and embracing California's rich past.

* ''Franchise/TalesOfArcadia'': Your [[ThePowerOfFamily family]] and [[ThePowerOfFriendship friends]] can help you defeat evil and adversity.

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* ''{{WesternAnimation/ClassOf3000}}'': The role music plays within our lives.

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': Learning how to adapt, improvise, and react accordingly to surviving all sorts of crazy, dangerous situations.

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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Hilda}}'': The whole is themed around growing up and rediscovering/maintaining the magic of childhood innocence.

** [[BeingGoodSucks Being a hero is far from easy]], and requires surviving all kinds of long-term risks to both mental and physical health.

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': Learning how to adapt, improvise, and react accordingly to surviving crazy, dangerous situations.

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': Learning how to adapt, improvise, and react accordingly to crazy, dangerous situations.